Ciminelli Jumps to #1 Seed for Sunday PBA One-A-Day Earl Anthony Memorial Finals

Looking for his first Lumber Liquidators Professional Bowlers Association Tour title, Ryan Ciminelli
of Cheektowaga, NY, earned the top seed for Sunday’s stepladder finals of the PBA One A Day
Earl Anthony Memorial at Earl Anthony’s Dublin Bowl.

The 24-year-old Ciminelli earned the top seed with an 11-6-1 overall match play record and 32-game 
7,688 overall pinfall total Friday, topping PBA Hall of Famer Pete Weber of St. Ann, Mo., who
had an 11-7 match play record and 7,572 overall pinfall to earn the No 2 seed.

Ciminelli’s previous best Tour finishes were second in the 2009 Cheetah and Viper Championships 
and third in the 2010 United States Bowling Congress Masters. He’s gained a lot of
confidence after finishing 14th in last week’s PBA Tournament of Champions in Las Vegas.

“For whatever reason I haven’t matched up well with the conditions for a long time,” said Ciminelli.
“Things started to turn around at the Tournament of Champions where my physical game
was sharp and my mental game was locked in.

“If I can win it will take a big load off my shoulders. There’s a lot of pressure but I’m in the best
position to be in so hopefully the pins will fall my way this time.”

Weber, 48, will be trying for his 36th Tour title with his last title coming in the Lumber Liquidators
Marathon Open last April. He’s gotten off to a slow start this season with a best finish
of 17th in both the Brunswick Pro Bowling Cheetah Championship and GEICO Shark Championship.

“It may be hard to believe but I feel I’m bowling well but just not scoring well,” Weber said. “A lot of
times it comes down to the breaks you get. You can throw it good but not get the breaks but
when you do get the breaks you need to take advantage of them and I was able to do that.”

Competing in the opening stepladder match that will be televised Sunday on ESPN2 at 2 p.m. Eastern 
(11 a.m. Pacific) will be No. 3 seed Patrick Allen of Wesley Chapel, Fla., against No. 4 seed
Tommy Jones of Greenville, S.C. Both players will be trying for a 14th Tour title. Ironically, both
of their last wins came in the DyDo Japan Cup—Jones in 2010 and Allen in 2009.

Lumber Liquidators PBA Tour
PBA One A Day Earl Anthony Memorial
Earl Anthony’s Dublin Bowl, Dublin, Calif., Jan. 28

Round of 16
(after 32 games, pinfall totals include match play bonus pins; top four advance to Sunday’s ESPN2
television finals)

1, Ryan Ciminelli, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 11-6-1, 7,688.
2, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 11-7, 7,572.
3, Patrick Allen, Wesley Chapel, Fla., 13-4-1, 7,535.
4, Tommy Jones, Greenville, S.C., 11-7, 7,534.
5, Mika Koivuniemi, Hartland, Mich., 14-4, 7,533, $4,000.
6, Jason Couch, Clermont, Fla., 10-8, 7,517, $3,600.
7, Mike DeVaney, Murrieta, Calif., 11-6-1, 7,436, $3,400.
8, Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., 12-6, 7,416, $3,200.
9, Ronnie Russell, Marion, Ind., 9-8-1, 7,356, $3,100.
10, Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., 12-6, 7,239, $3,000.
11, Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas, 8-10, 7,221, $2,900.
12, Nathan Bohr, Wichita, Kan., 9-9, 7,218, $2,800.
13, Mike Scroggins, Amarillo, Texas, 6-12, 7,209, $2,700.
14, Dave Wodka, Chatsworth, Calif., 10-8, 7,125, $2,700.
15, Stuart Williams, England, 7-11, 7,117, $2,500.
16, Mike Fagan, Patchogue, N.Y., 8-10, 7,094, $2,400.

Round of 32
(after 23 games, pinfall totals include match play bonus pins; top 16 advanced to Round of 16)

1, Tommy Jones, Greenville, S.C., 6-3, 5,492.
2, Ronnie Russell, Marion, Ind., 7-2, 5,399.
3, Mika Koivuniemi, Hartland, Mich., 8-1, 5,369.
4, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 5-4, 5,359.
5, Dave Wodka, Chatsworth, Calif., 8-1-0, 5,349.
6, Ryan Ciminelli, Cheektowaga, N.Y., 5-4-0, 5,325.
7, Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., 6-3, 5,318.
8, Patrick Allen, Wesley Chapel, Fla., 7-2, 5,304.
9, Mike Fagan, Patchogue, N.Y., 6-3, 5,302.
10, Stuart Williams, England, 5-4, 5,293.
11, Mike Scroggins, Amarillo, Texas, 4-5, 5,291.
12, Mike DeVaney, Murrieta, Calif., 5-4, 5,268.
13, Ryan Shafer, Horseheads, N.Y., 7-2, 5,252.
14, Jason Couch, Clermont, Fla., 4-5, 5,223.
15, Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas, 4-5, 5,208.
16, Nathan Bohr, Wichita, Kan., 5-4, 5,141.
17, Rhino Page, Dade City, Fla., 4-5, 5,133, $2,340.
18, Brian Voss, Alpharetta, Ga., 5-4, 5,127, $2,200.
19, Jason Belmonte, Australia, 5-4, 5,086, $2,150.
20, Steve Jaros, Yorkville, Ill., 3-6, 5,081, $2,100.
21, Jeff Carter, Springfield, Ill., 4-5, 5,057, $2,050.
22, Michael Haugen Jr., Carefree, Ariz., 3-6, 5,035, $2,000.
23, Danny Wiseman, Baltimore, 4-5, 5,016, $1,950.
24, Bill O'Neill, Southampton, Pa., 3-6, 4,990, $1,900.
25, Eddie VanDaniker Jr., Essex, Md., 4-5, 4,981, $1,850.
26, Sean Rash, Montgomery, Ill., 3-6, 4,956, $1,800.
27, Chris Loschetter, Avon, Ohio, 2-7, 4,949, $1,750.
28, David Beres, Waukesha, Wis., 4-5, 4,930, $1,700.
29, Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., 2-7, 4,910, $1,650.
30, Stevie Weber, Chalmette, La., 3-6, 4,864, $1,600.
31, Christopher Collins, Savannah, Ga., 2-7, 4,857, $1,550.
32, Chris Warren, Grants Pass, Ore., 1-8, 4,744, $1,400.
33, Dave D'Entremont, Middleburg Heights, Ohio, 0-0, 3,005, $1,400, withdrew and 
was replaced by alternate Chris Warren.